Human breast milk contains potentially Probiotic lactic acid bacteria. Studies showed that this fluid has beneficial effects on the health of neonates. It is a complex species-specific biological fluid adapted to satisfy the nutritional requirements of the rapidly growing infants. These bacteria could protect the infant against infections and contribute to the maturation of the immune system. I...

The present study combines the theory and the experimental data to predict the changes on intestinal bacterial populations during ingestion of beneficial probiotic bacteria. Our proposed model is a modified version of the LotkaVolterra model, which takes the probiotic administration into account. Using the linear stability analysis of the model, the conditions for coexistence of the probiotics ...

probiotics are beneficial microorganisms of intestine with useful effects on growth and health of the animals by the colonization. in present study, effects of two different probiotic as bacillus subtilis and saccharomyces cerevisiae were investigated on growth parameters, survival, and body composition of a. franciscana. also the resistance against pathogenic bacteria of vibrio campbellii was ...

Aflatoxins are highly toxic, mutagenic, teratogenic and carcinogenic compounds produced by some species of Aspergillus, especially A. flavus and A. parasiticus. This study was conducted investigate the effect of some strains of probiotic bacteria against toxicity induced by contaminated diet with aflatoxins in male rats. Animals were divided into 6 equal groups each group contains 7 rats. The f...

The beneficial contribution of commensal bacteria to host health and homeostasis led to the concept that exogenous non-pathogenic bacteria called probiotics could be used to limit disease caused by pathogens. However, despite recent progress using gnotobiotic mammal and invertebrate models, mechanisms underlying protection afforded by commensal and probiotic bacteria against pathogens remain po...

One way of boosting the natural beneficial bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract is by increasing the level of prebiotics in the diet. Prebiotics are forms of carbohydrate that only the gut bacteria can feed upon. Good sources of prebiotics in the diet include bananas, onions, garlic, asparagus, artichoke and chicory. These foods can cause unwanted side effects however e.g. bloating and increa...

The clinical benefits observed with probiotic use are mainly attributed to the antimicrobial substances produced by probiotic strains and to their immunomodulatory effects. Currently, the best-documented probiotic bacteria used in human therapy are lactic acid bacteria. In contrast, studies aiming to characterize the mechanisms responsible for the probiotic beneficial effects of Bacillus are ra...

Probiotic bacteria especially Lactobacillus spp. and Bifidobacterium exert suppressive effect on Helicobacter pylori. Cinnamon and licorice have been traditionally used for the treatment of gastric ulcer. The objectives of this study were to determine the effects of herbs on yogurt fermentation, the level of probiotic bacteria in yogurt during 28 days storage and the effect of herbal yogurt on ...